(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 - Makes appropriations for FY2014 for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, for science-related programs, and related agencies. Sets forth requirements, restrictions, and limitations on the use of funds appropriated by this Act.
Title I: Department of Commerce - Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2014 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Commerce for FY2014 for:
(Sec. 105) Adopts by reference provisions of the Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2013, that prohibit NOAA from entering into a contract for development of a major program (estimated life-cycle cost of more than $250 million) unless the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere makes specified determinations, including that: (1) the technical, cost, and schedule risks are clearly identified and the program has developed a plan to manage those risks; and (2) the technologies required for the program have been demonstrated in a relevant laboratory or test environment.
(Sec. 107) Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornography, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over its networks.
(Sec. 108) Authorizes the Administrator of NOAA to use the resources of federal, state, local, or tribal agencies and other entities to carry out the responsibilities of any statute administered by NOAA.
Title II: Department of Justice - Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2014 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ) for FY2014 for:
(Sec. 202) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to: (1) pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or in the case of rape; or (2) require any person to perform or facilitate the performance of an abortion.
(Sec. 204) Reaffirms the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to receive an abortion outside a federal facility.
(Sec. 206) Authorizes the Attorney General to extend through FY2014 the Personnel Management Demonstration Project without limitation on the number of employees or the positions covered.
(Sec. 207) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to: (1) transport a maximum or high security prisoner other than to a prison or facility certified by the Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure; (2) purchase cable television services or rent equipment used primarily for recreational purposes in federal prisons, except for inmate training, religious, or educational purposes; (3) purchase a new or enhanced information technology program having estimated development costs in excess of $100 million without appropriate program management controls and oversight mechanisms in place; (4) begin, continue, finish, process, or approve a public-private competition under the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal Prison Industries, Inc.; or (5) facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an individual known or suspected to be an agent of a drug cartel, unless U.S. law enforcement personnel continuously monitor or control the firearm at all times.
(Sec. 214) Authorizes the Attorney General to waive matching requirements for certain adult and juvenile reentry and drug treatment programs.
Title III: Science - Science Appropriations Act, 2014 - Makes appropriations for FY2014 for: (1) the Office of Science and Technology Policy; (2) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), including for the Office of the Inspector General; and (3) the National Science Foundation (NSF), including for the Office of the National Science Board and the Office of the Inspector General.
Title IV: Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY2014 for: (1) the Commission on Civil Rights, (2) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), (3) the International Trade Commission, (4) the Legal Services Corporation, (5) the Marine Mammal Commission, (6) the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and (7) the State Justice Institute.
Title V: General Provisions - (Sec. 501) Sets forth restrictions and prohibitions on the use of funds under this Act, including prohibitions against the use of funds to:
(Sec. 506) Renders any person who mislabels a product sold in or shipped to the United States as "Made in America" ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract funded by this Act. Requires funds made available by this Act to be used for the purchase of items that are manufactured, produced, or assembled in the United States, its territories or possessions.
(Sec. 521) Requires program managers of projects of the Departments of Commerce or Justice, NASA, or the NSF totaling more than $75 million to notify such agencies if project costs have increased by 10%.
(Sec. 522) Authorizes funding for intelligence-related activities during FY2014 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY2014.
(Sec. 523) Requires departments, agencies, and commissions funded under this Act to establish and maintain on their Internet websites a direct link to their Offices of Inspectors General and a mechanism for anonymously reporting waste, fraud, and abuse.
(Sec. 524) Prohibits contracting with or awarding grants in excess of $5 million to a contractor or grantee unless such contractor or grantor certifies compliance with tax return requirements and has not been convicted of a criminal tax offense.
(Sec. 525) Requires the rescission, not later than September 30, 2014, of specified unobligated balances available for certain DOJ programs.
(Sec. 526) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act in a manner that is inconsistent with the principal negotiating objective of the United States with respect to trade remedy laws to preserve the ability of the United States to: (1) enforce vigorously its trade laws, (2) avoid agreements that lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international disciplines on unfair trade or safeguards to protect competition, and (3) address and remedy market distortions that lead to dumping and subsidization.
(Sec. 529) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to: (1) transfer or release to or within the United States Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who is not a U.S. citizen or a member of the U.S. Armed Forces and who is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by DOD; or (2) construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to detain or imprison such a detainee.
(Sec. 531) Prohibits the use of funds for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or its subsidiaries.
(Sec. 532) Directs that funds made available in this Act be used to purchase light bulbs that are "Energy Star" qualified or have the "Federal Energy Management Program" designation.
(Sec. 540) Requires executive branch officials to: (1) submit annual reports to their Inspectors General or senior ethics officials on conferences held in FY2014 which cost the government more than $100,000, and (2) notify their Inspectors General or senior ethics officials of the date, location, and number or employees attending a conference costing the government more than $20,000 within 15 days of the date of such conference. Prohibits funding for travel and conference activities that are not in compliance with OMB Memorandum M-12-12, dated May 11, 2012.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1329 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]
Calendar No. 141
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1329
[Report No. 113-78]
Making appropriations for Departments of Commerce and Justice, and
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2014, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 18, 2013
Ms. Mikulski, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the
following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the
calendar
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A BILL
Making appropriations for Departments of Commerce and Justice, and
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2014, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and
Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for
other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
operations and administration
For necessary expenses for international trade activities of the
Department of Commerce provided for by law, to carry out the SelectUSA
Initiative as provided by Executive Order 13577 of June 15, 2011, and
for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, including expenses
of grants and cooperative agreements for the purpose of promoting
exports of United States firms, without regard to sections 3702 and
3703 of title 44, United States Code; full medical coverage for
dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas
and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and transportation of
employees of the International Trade Administration between two points
abroad, without regard to section 40118 of title 49, United States
Code; employment of Americans and aliens by contract for services;
rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses
of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or construction of
temporary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of
tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section
2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign
countries; not to exceed $294,300 for official representation expenses
abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad,
not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining insurance on official
motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines, $500,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2015, of which $9,439,000 is to be
derived from fees to be retained and used by the International Trade
Administration, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States
Code: Provided, That, of amounts provided under this heading, not less
than $16,400,000 shall be for China antidumping and countervailing duty
enforcement and compliance activities: Provided further, That the
provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section
108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these
activities; and that for the purpose of this Act, contributions under
the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of
1961 shall include payment for assessments for services provided as
part of these activities.
Bureau of Industry and Security
operations and administration
For necessary expenses for export administration and national
security activities of the Department of Commerce, including costs
associated with the performance of export administration field
activities both domestically and abroad; full medical coverage for
dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed
overseas; employment of Americans and aliens by contract for services
abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first
paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such
claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $13,500 for official
representation expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers
under the Export Administration Act of 1979, and as authorized by
section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C.
401(b)); and purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use and
motor vehicles for law enforcement use with special requirement
vehicles eligible for purchase without regard to any price limitation
otherwise established by law, $112,095,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That the provisions of the first sentence of
section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall
apply in carrying out these activities: Provided further, That
payments and contributions collected and accepted for materials or
services provided as part of such activities may be retained for use in
covering the cost of such activities, and for providing information to
the public with respect to the export administration and national
security activities of the Department of Commerce and other export
control programs of the United States and other governments.
Economic Development Administration
economic development assistance programs
For grants for economic development assistance as provided by the
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965; for grants
authorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation
Act of 1980; and for trade adjustment assistance, $237,332,000, to
remain available until expended, of which $25,000,000 shall be for
regional innovation programs under section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Act of 1980: Provided, That notwithstanding section
27(d)(7) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15
U.S.C. 3722(d)(7)), amounts made available in prior appropriation Acts
for the purpose of guarantying loans for science park infrastructure
shall be available to enter into guarantees of such loans after
September 30, 2013.
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of administering the economic development
assistance programs as provided for by law, $38,913,000: Provided,
That these funds may be used to monitor projects approved pursuant to
title I of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the
Trade Act of 1974, and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of
1977.
Minority Business Development Agency
minority business development
For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in fostering,
promoting, and developing minority business enterprise, including
expenses of grants, contracts, and other agreements with public or
private organizations, $29,286,000.
Economic and Statistical Analysis
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic and
statistical analysis programs of the Department of Commerce,
$104,048,000, to remain available until September 30, 2015.
Bureau of the Census
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing,
preparing and publishing statistics, provided for by law, $256,048,000:
Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for
promotion, outreach, and marketing activities.
periodic censuses and programs
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing,
preparing and publishing statistics for periodic censuses and programs,
provided for by law, $726,436,000, to remain available until September
30, 2014: Provided, That $716,436,000 is appropriated from the general
fund and $10,000,000 is derived from available unobligated balances
from the Census Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That from
amounts provided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and
marketing activities: Provided further, That within the amounts
appropriated, $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the ``Office of
Inspector General'' account for activities associated with carrying out
investigations and audits related to the Bureau of the Census.
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), $52,122,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2015: Provided, That,
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce shall
charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum management,
analysis, operations, and related services, and such fees shall be
retained and used as offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum
services, to remain available until expended: Provided further, That
the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting
collections all funds transferred, or previously transferred, from
other Government agencies for all costs incurred in telecommunications
research, engineering, and related activities by the Institute for
Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned
functions under this paragraph, and such funds received from other
Government agencies shall remain available until expended.
public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction
For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries and
unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated are available for
the administration of all open grants until their expiration.
United States Patent and Trademark Office
salaries and expenses
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including defense of suits
instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the USPTO, $3,024,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That the sum herein appropriated from the
general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections of fees and
surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law are
received during fiscal year 2014, so as to result in a fiscal year 2014
appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided further,
That during fiscal year 2014, should the total amount of such
offsetting collections be less than $3,024,000,000 this amount shall be
reduced accordingly: Provided further, That any amount received in
excess of $3,024,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 and deposited in the
Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain available until
expended: Provided further, That the Director of USPTO shall submit a
spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate for any amounts made available by the
preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated as a
reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available
for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures
set forth in that section: Provided further, That any amounts
reprogrammed in accordance with the preceding proviso shall be
transferred to the United States Patent and Trademark Office Salaries
and Expense account: Provided further, That from amounts provided
herein, not to exceed $900 shall be made available in fiscal year 2014
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further,
That in fiscal year 2014 from the amounts made available for ``Salaries
and Expenses'' for the USPTO, the amounts necessary to pay (1) the
difference between the percentage of basic pay contributed by the USPTO
and employees under section 8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, and
the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 8331(17) of that
title) as provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for
USPTO's specific use, of basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter
III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the present value of the
otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM for USPTO's
specific use of post-retirement life insurance and post-retirement
health benefits coverage for all USPTO employees who are enrolled in
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group
Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI Fund, and the FEHB Fund, as
appropriate, and shall be available for the authorized purposes of
those accounts: Provided further, That any differences between the
present value factors published in OPM's yearly 300 series benefit
letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO's specific use
shall be recognized as an imputed cost on USPTO's financial statements,
where applicable: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, all fees and surcharges assessed and collected by
USPTO are available for USPTO only pursuant to section 42(c) of title
35, United States Code, as amended by section 22 of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act (Public Law 112-29): Provided further, That within
the amounts appropriated, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the
``Office of Inspector General'' account for activities associated with
carrying out investigations and audits related to the USPTO.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
scientific and technical research and services
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST), $703,000,000, to remain available until expended, of
which not to exceed $9,000,000 may be transferred to the ``Working
Capital Fund'': Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for
official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That
NIST may provide local transportation for summer undergraduate research
fellowship program participants.
industrial technology services
For necessary expenses for industrial technology services,
$184,507,000, to remain available until expended, of which $153,078,000
shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of
which $31,429,000 shall be for the Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Consortia.
construction of research facilities
For construction of new research facilities, including
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation and
maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the
National Institute of Standards and Technology, as authorized by
sections 13 through 15 of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278c-278e), $60,040,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall include
in the budget justification materials that the Secretary submits to
Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted
with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code) an estimate for each National Institute of
Standards and Technology construction project having a total multi-year
program cost of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget
justification materials shall include an estimate of the budgetary
requirements for each such project for each of the five subsequent
fiscal years.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
operations, research, and facilities
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including maintenance,
operation, and hire of aircraft and vessels; grants, contracts, or
other payments to nonprofit organizations for the purposes of
conducting activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and
relocation of facilities, $3,296,254,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2015, except that funds provided for cooperative
enforcement shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided,
That fees and donations received by the National Ocean Service for the
management of national marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for
the salaries and expenses associated with those activities,
notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided
further, That in addition, $115,000,000 shall be derived by transfer
from the fund entitled ``Promote and Develop Fishery Products and
Research Pertaining to American Fisheries'', which shall only be used
for fishery activities related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant
Program, Cooperative Research, Annual Stock Assessments, Survey and
Monitoring Projects, Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants, and Fish
Information Networks: Provided further, That of the $3,417,254,000
provided for in direct obligations under this heading $3,296,254,000 is
appropriated from the general fund, $115,000,000 is provided by
transfer and $6,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year
obligations: Provided further, That the total amount available for
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration corporate services
administrative support costs shall not exceed $223,335,000 and the
amount provided for the Department of Commerce Working Capital Fund
shall not exceed $38,074,000: Provided further, That any deviation
from the amounts designated for specific activities in the report
accompanying this Act, or any use of deobligated balances of funds
provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the
procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further,
That in addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the Retired
Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and for
payments for the medical care of retired personnel and their dependents
under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. 55), such sums as may
be necessary.
procurement, acquisition and construction
For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets,
including alteration and modification costs, of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, $2,084,134,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2016, except that funds provided for construction
of facilities shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of
the $2,091,134,000 provided for in direct obligations under this
heading, $2,084,134,000 is appropriated from the general fund and
$7,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior year obligations:
Provided further, That any deviation from the amounts designated for
specific activities in the report accompanying this Act, or any use of
deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in previous
years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of
this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall
include in budget justification materials that the Secretary submits to
Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted
with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code) an estimate for each National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration procurement, acquisition or construction
project having a total of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the
budget justification shall include an estimate of the budgetary
requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal
years: Provided further, That, within the amounts appropriated,
$1,000,000 shall be transferred to the ``Office of Inspector General''
account for activities associated with carrying out investigations and
audits related to satellite procurement, acquisition and construction.
pacific coastal salmon recovery
For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific
salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2015: Provided, That, of the funds provided herein, the Secretary
of Commerce may issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon,
Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the Federally recognized
tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including Alaska), for
projects necessary for conservation of salmon and steelhead populations
that are listed as threatened or endangered, or that are identified by
a State as at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining populations
necessary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or native
subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and
steelhead habitat, based on guidelines to be developed by the Secretary
of Commerce: Provided further, That all funds shall be allocated based
on scientific and other merit principles and shall not be available for
marketing activities: Provided further, That funds disbursed to States
shall be subject to a matching requirement of funds or documented in-
kind contributions of at least 33 percent of the Federal funds.
fisheries disaster mitigation fund
For necessary expenses associated with the mitigation of fishery
disasters, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That funds shall be used for mitigating the effects of commercial
fishery failures and fishery resource disasters as declared by the
Secretary of Commerce.
fishermen's contingency fund
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 95-372,
not to exceed $350,000, to be derived from receipts collected pursuant
to that Act, to remain available until expended.
fisheries finance program account
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
during fiscal year 2014, obligations of direct loans may not exceed
$24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans and not to exceed
$100,000,000 for traditional direct loans as authorized by the Merchant
Marine Act of 1936.
Departmental Management
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the management of the Department of
Commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed $4,500 for
official reception and representation, $59,595,000: Provided, That the
Secretary may use space provided by State, local, and other
governmental entities, non-profit entities, or other businesses on a
reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis to engage in activities that
provide businesses and communities with information, advice, and
referrals to Department of Commerce programs.
renovation and modernization
For necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization of
Department of Commerce facilities, $14,803,000, to remain available
until expended.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.), $30,490,000.
General Provisions--Department of Commerce
Sec. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable
appropriations and funds made available to the Department of Commerce
by this Act shall be available for the activities specified in the Act
of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner
prescribed by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used
for advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the
certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that
such payments are in the public interest.
Sec. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropriations made
available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for salaries and
expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as
authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law
(5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
Sec. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce in
this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such
appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such
transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall
be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act
and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or
disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, and
equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act or any other law
appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce.
Sec. 104. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded
under this title resulting from personnel actions taken in response to
funding reductions included in this title or from actions taken for the
care and protection of loan collateral or grant property shall be
absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to such
department or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds
between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this
section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in
this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to carry out this
section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
Sec. 105. The requirements set forth by section 105 of division B
of Public Law 113-6 are hereby adopted by reference.
Sec. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary may furnish services (including but not limited to utilities,
telecommunications, and security services) necessary to support the
operation, maintenance, and improvement of space that persons, firms,
or organizations are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings
Cooperative Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy in the
Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other buildings, the
maintenance, operation, and protection of which has been delegated to
the Secretary from the Administrator of General Services pursuant to
the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a
reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as
reimbursement for services provided under this section or the authority
under which the use or occupancy of the space is authorized, up to
$200,000, shall be credited to the appropriation or fund which
initially bears the costs of such services.
Sec. 107. Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent a
grant recipient from deterring child pornography, copyright
infringement, or any other unlawful activity over its networks.
Sec. 108. The Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with their consent,
with reimbursement and subject to the limits of available
appropriations, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and
facilities of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States, or of any State, local government, Indian tribal government,
territory, or possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or
of any foreign government or international organization, for purposes
related to carrying out the responsibilities of any statute
administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce
Appropriations Act, 2014''.
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
General Administration
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the administration of the Department of
Justice, $126,208,000, of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for security
and construction of Department of Justice facilities shall remain
available until expended.
justice information sharing technology
For necessary expenses for information sharing technology,
including planning, development, deployment and departmental direction,
$25,842,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the
Attorney General may transfer up to $35,400,000 to this account, from
funds available to the Department of Justice for information
technology, for enterprise-wide information technology initiatives:
Provided further, That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso
is in addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act.
administrative review and appeals
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and
clemency petitions and immigration-related activities, $333,147,000, of
which $4,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Executive Office
for Immigration Review fees deposited in the ``Immigration Examinations
Fee'' account. Of the amount provided:
(1) $5,000,000 is for Executive Office for Immigration
Review information technology systems and shall remain
available until expended;
(2) $10,000,000 is for the Executive Office for Immigration
Review Legal Orientation Program; and
(3) $4,000,000 is for the Executive Office for Immigration
Review to develop, implement, and evaluate a pilot program to
improve the level and quality of legal representation of
vulnerable populations: Provided, That such pilot program
shall be carried out in consultation with the Department of
Health and Human Services, the Department of Homeland Security
and relevant non-governmental organizations and experts.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
$85,845,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen
emergencies of a confidential character.
United States Parole Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission as
authorized, $13,021,000.
Legal Activities
salaries and expenses, general legal activities
For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department
of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $20,000
for expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under the direction
of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the
Attorney General; and rent of private or Government-owned space in the
District of Columbia, $905,605,000, of which not to exceed $10,000,000
for litigation support contracts shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $9,000
shall be available to INTERPOL Washington for official reception and
representation expenses: Provided further, That notwithstanding
section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General
that emergent circumstances require additional funding for litigation
activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may transfer
such amounts to ``Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities''
from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the
Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such
circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the
previous proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, such sums as may be
necessary shall be available to reimburse the Office of Personnel
Management for salaries and expenses associated with the election
monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42
U.S.C. 1973f): Provided further, That of the amounts provided under
this heading for the election monitoring program, $3,390,000 shall
remain available until expended.
In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the Department of
Justice associated with processing cases under the National Childhood
Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to exceed $7,833,000, to be
appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
salaries and expenses, antitrust division
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred
laws, $160,410,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees collected for
premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of
collection (and estimated to be $103,000,000 in fiscal year 2014),
shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this
appropriation, and shall remain available until expended: Provided
further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall
be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal
year 2014, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2014 appropriation
from the general fund estimated at $57,410,000.
salaries and expenses, united states attorneys
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States
Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agreements,
$2,007,717,000: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, not
to exceed $7,200 shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed
$25,000,000 shall remain available until expended.
united states trustee system fund
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, as
authorized, $225,728,000, to remain available until expended and to be
derived from the United States Trustee System Fund: Provided, That,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits to the Fund shall
be available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due
depositors: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, $225,728,000 of offsetting collections pursuant to
section 589a(b) of title 28, United States Code, shall be retained and
used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall remain
available until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein
appropriated from the Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting
collections are received during fiscal year 2014, so as to result in a
final fiscal year 2014 appropriation from the Fund estimated at $0.
salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the Foreign
Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $2,218,000.
fees and expenses of witnesses
For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for
the procurement and supervision of expert witnesses, for private
counsel expenses, including advances, and for expenses of foreign
counsel, $270,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not
to exceed $16,000,000 is for construction of buildings for protected
witness safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and
maintenance of armored and other vehicles for witness security
caravans; and not to exceed $11,000,000 is for the purchase,
installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure telecommunications
equipment and a secure automated information network to store and
retrieve the identities and locations of protected witnesses.
salaries and expenses, community relations service
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service,
$12,464,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act,
upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent
circumstances require additional funding for conflict resolution and
violence prevention activities of the Community Relations Service, the
Attorney General may transfer such amounts to the Community Relations
Service, from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for
the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such
circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the
preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
assets forfeiture fund
For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) of
section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, $20,948,000, to be
derived from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.
United States Marshals Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service,
$1,211,553,000, of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed
$15,000,000 shall remain available until expended.
construction
For construction in space controlled, occupied or utilized by the
United States Marshals Service for prisoner holding and related
support, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Federal Prisoner Detention
For necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in the
custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized by section
4013 of title 18, United States Code, $1,635,538,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $20,000,000
shall be considered ``funds appropriated for State and local law
enforcement assistance'' pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 18,
United States Code: Provided further, That the United States Marshals
Service shall be responsible for managing the Justice Prisoner and
Alien Transportation System.
National Security Division
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the National
Security Division, $96,240,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 for
information technology systems shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a
determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances
require additional funding for the activities of the National Security
Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to this
heading from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for
the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such
circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the
preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
Interagency Law Enforcement
interagency crime and drug enforcement
For necessary expenses for the identification, investigation, and
prosecution of individuals associated with the most significant drug
trafficking and affiliated money laundering organizations not otherwise
provided for, to include inter-governmental agreements with State and
local law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and
prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug
trafficking, $523,037,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain available
until expended: Provided, That any amounts obligated from
appropriations under this heading may be used under authorities
available to the organizations reimbursed from this appropriation.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for
detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the United
States, $8,361,687,000: Provided, That not to exceed $216,900,000
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That not to
exceed $184,500 shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses.
construction
For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equipment,
furniture, and information technology requirements, related to
construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities and sites by
purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law; conversion, modification
and extension of Federally-owned buildings; preliminary planning and
design of projects; and operation and maintenance of secure work
environment facilities and secure networking capabilities;
$110,982,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, the Director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation may transfer from amounts available for
``Federal Bureau of Investigations, Construction'' to amounts available
for ``Federal Bureau of Investigations, Salaries and Expenses'' up to
$30,000,000, which upon transfer, shall remain available until
expended, for costs related to the construction, outfitting,
activation, and operation of facilities supporting the examination,
exploitation, and storage of improvised explosive devices and explosive
materials, including personnel relocation costs: Provided further,
That any transfer made pursuant to the pervious proviso shall be
subject to section 505 of this Act.
Drug Enforcement Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administration,
including not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a
confidential character pursuant to section 530C of title 28, United
States Code; and expenses for conducting drug education and training
programs, including travel and related expenses for participants in
such programs and the distribution of items of token value that promote
the goals of such programs, $2,067,952,000; of which not to exceed
$75,000,000 shall remain available until expended and not to exceed
$90,000 shall be available for official reception and representation
expenses.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives, for training of State and local law enforcement
agencies with or without reimbursement, including training in
connection with the training and acquisition of canines for explosives
and fire accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory
assistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or without
reimbursement, $1,229,518,000, of which not to exceed $36,000 shall be
for official reception and representation expenses, not to exceed
$1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attorneys' fees as
provided by section 924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, and not
to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided,
That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be available to
investigate or act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms
disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code:
Provided further, That such funds shall be available to investigate and
act upon applications filed by corporations for relief from Federal
firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United States
Code: Provided further, That no funds made available by this or any
other Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or
activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
to other agencies or Departments.
Federal Prison System
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the
administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal and
correctional institutions, and for the provision of technical
assistance and advice on corrections related issues to foreign
governments, $6,831,150,000: Provided, That the Attorney General may
transfer to the Health Resources and Services Administration such
amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by that
Administration for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and
correctional institutions: Provided further, That the Director of the
Federal Prison System, where necessary, may enter into contracts with a
fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine the
amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison System,
furnish health services to individuals committed to the custody of the
Federal Prison System: Provided further, That not to exceed $5,400
shall be available for official reception and representation expenses:
Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available
for necessary operations until September 30, 2015: Provided further,
That, of the amounts provided for contract confinement, not to exceed
$20,000,000 shall remain available until expended to make payments in
advance for grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other
expenses: Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison
System may accept donated property and services relating to the
operation of the prison card program from a not-for-profit entity which
has operated such program in the past notwithstanding the fact that
such not-for-profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the
Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre-release
services, halfway houses, or other custodial facilities.
buildings and facilities
For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new
facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remodeling, and
equipping of such facilities for penal and correctional use, including
all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account;
and constructing, remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and
facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions, including
all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account,
$105,244,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less
than $67,148,000 shall be available only for modernization, maintenance
and repair, and of which not to exceed $14,000,000 shall be available
to construct areas for inmate work programs: Provided, That labor of
United States prisoners may be used for work performed under this
appropriation.
federal prison industries, incorporated
The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby authorized
to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing
authority available, and in accord with the law, and to make such
contracts and commitments, without regard to fiscal year limitations as
provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be
necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the
current fiscal year for such corporation.
limitation on administrative expenses, federal prison industries,
incorporated
Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal Prison
Industries, Incorporated shall be available for its administrative
expenses, and for services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5,
United States Code, to be computed on an accrual basis to be determined
in accordance with the corporation's current prescribed accounting
system, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of
claims, and expenditures which such accounting system requires to be
capitalized or charged to cost of commodities acquired or produced,
including selling and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection
with acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement,
protection, or disposition of facilities and other property belonging
to the corporation or in which it has an interest.
State and Local Law Enforcement Activities
Office on Violence Against Women
violence against women prevention and prosecution programs
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women, as
authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) (``the 1968 Act''); the Violent Crime Control
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994
Act''); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647)
(``the 1990 Act''); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end
the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21); the
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601
et seq.) (``the 1974 Act''); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence
Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386) (``the 2000 Act''); the
Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of
2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act''); and the Violence Against
Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013
Act''); and for related victims services, $417,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That except as otherwise provided
by law, not to exceed 6 percent of funds made available under this
heading may be used for expenses related to evaluation, training, and
technical assistance: Provided further, That of the amount provided--
(1) $193,000,000 is for grants to combat violence against
women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act;
(2) $25,000,000 is for transitional housing assistance
grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence,
stalking or sexual assault as authorized by section 40299 of
the 1994 Act;
(3) $3,000,000 is for the National Institute of Justice for
research and evaluation of violence against women and related
issues addressed by grant programs of the Office on Violence
Against Women, which shall be transferred to ``Research,
Evaluation and Statistics'' for administration by the Office of
Justice Programs;
(4) $10,000,000 is for a grant program to provide services
to advocate for and respond to youth victims of domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
assistance to children and youth exposed to such violence;
programs to engage men and youth in preventing such violence;
and assistance to middle and high school students through
education and other services related to such violence:
Provided, That unobligated balances available for the programs
authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 41303 and 41305 of the
1994 Act, prior to its amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be
available for this program: Provided further, That 10 percent
of the total amount available for this grant program shall be
available for grants under the program authorized by section
2015 of the 1968 Act: Provided further, That the definitions
and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall
apply to this program;
(5) $50,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest policies
as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act, of which $4,000,000 is
for a homicide reduction initiative;
(6) $27,000,000 is for sexual assault victims assistance,
as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 Act;
(7) $36,000,000 is for rural domestic violence and child
abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section
40295 of the 1994 Act;
(8) $9,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent crimes
against women on campus, as authorized by section 304 of the
2005 Act;
(9) $37,000,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as
authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act;
(10) $4,250,000 is for enhanced training and services to
end violence against and abuse of women in later life, as
authorized by section 40802 of the 1994 Act;
(11) $15,000,000 is for grants to support families in the
justice system, as authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act:
Provided, That unobligated balances available for the programs
authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of
the 1994 Act, prior to its amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be
available for this program;
(12) $5,750,000 is for education and training to end
violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as
authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 Act;
(13) $500,000 is for the National Resource Center on
Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic violence, as
authorized by section 41501 of the 1994 Act;
(14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on violence
against Indian women, including as authorized by section 904 of
the 2005 Act: Provided, That such funds may be transferred to
``Research, Evaluation and Statistics'' for administration by
the Office of Justice Programs; and
(15) $500,000 is for the Office on Violence Against Women
to establish a national clearinghouse that provides training
and technical assistance on issues relating to sexual assault
of American Indian and Alaska Native women.
Office of Justice Programs
research, evaluation and statistics
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 (``the 1974 Act''); the Missing Children's
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and
Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003
(Public Law 108-21); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-
405); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act'');
the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647); the Second
Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199); the Victims of Crime Act of
1984 (Public Law 98-473); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) (``the Adam Walsh Act''); the PROTECT
Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401); subtitle D of title II
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) (``the 2002
Act''); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-
180); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public
Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); and other programs, $129,000,000, to
remain available until expended, of which--
(1) $48,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics
programs, and other activities, as authorized by part C of
title I of the 1968 Act;
(2) $43,000,000 is for research, development, and
evaluation programs, and other activities as authorized by part
B of title I of the 1968 Act and subtitle D of title II of the
2002 Act;
(3) $2,000,000 is for an evaluation clearinghouse program;
(4) $30,000,000 is for regional information sharing
activities, as authorized by part M of title I of the 1968 Act;
and
(5) $6,000,000 is for activities to strengthen and enhance
the practice of forensic sciences, of which $1,000,000 is for
the support of a Forensic Science Advisory Committee to be
chaired by the Attorney General and the Director of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology, and $5,000,000
is for transfer to the National Science Foundation under the
heading ``Research and Related Activities'' for a forensic
science grant program to establish forensic science research
centers.
state and local law enforcement assistance
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
(Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994 Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Justice for All Act of
2004 (Public Law 108-405); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990
(Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990 Act''); the Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-164); the
Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of
2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act''); the Adam Walsh Child
Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) (``the Adam
Walsh Act''); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of
2000 (Public Law 106-386); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007
(Public Law 110-180); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) (``the 2002 Act''); the Second Chance
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199); the Prioritizing Resources and
Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-
403); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-473); the
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and
Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-416); the Violence Against
Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013
Act''); and other programs, $1,137,000,000, to remain available until
expended as follows--
(1) $385,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E
of title I of the 1968 Act (except that section 1001(c), and
the special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g), of
title I of the 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this
Act), of which, notwithstanding such subpart 1, $2,000,000 is
for a program to improve State and local law enforcement
intelligence capabilities including antiterrorism training and
training to ensure that constitutional rights, civil liberties,
civil rights, and privacy interests are protected throughout
the intelligence process, $2,000,000 is for a State, local, and
tribal assistance help desk and diagnostic center program,
$15,000,000 is for a Preventing Violence Against Law
Enforcement Officer Resilience and Survivability Initiative
(VALOR), $10,000,000 is for an initiative to support evidence-
based policing, and $5,000,000 is for an initiative to enhance
prosecutorial decision-making;
(2) $190,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance
Program, as authorized by section 241(i)(5) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)): Provided, That no
jurisdiction shall request compensation for any cost greater
than the actual cost for Federal immigration and other
detainees housed in State and local detention facilities;
(3) $5,000,000 for a border prosecutor initiative to
reimburse State, county, parish, tribal, or municipal
governments for costs associated with the prosecution of
criminal cases declined by local offices of the United States
Attorneys;
(4) $17,000,000 for competitive grants to improve the
functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or
combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime
(other than compensation);
(5) $15,000,000 for victim services programs for victims of
trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of Public Law
106-386 and amended by Public Law 113-4, and for human
trafficking task forces and law enforcement training, as
authorized by section 1242 of Public Law 113-4;
(6) $40,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by section
1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act;
(7) $9,000,000 for mental health courts and adult and
juvenile collaboration program grants, as authorized by parts V
and HH of title I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill
Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and
Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-416);
(8) $14,000,000 for grants for Residential Substance Abuse
Treatment for State Prisoners, as authorized by part S of title
I of the 1968 Act;
(9) $3,000,000 for the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant
Program, as authorized by section 426 of Public Law 108-405,
and for grants for wrongful conviction review;
(10) $11,000,000 for economic, high technology and Internet
crime prevention grants, including as authorized by section 401
of Public Law 110-403;
(11) $4,000,000 for a student loan repayment assistance
program pursuant to section 952 of Public Law 110-315;
(12) $20,000,000 for sex offender management assistance, as
authorized by the Adam Walsh Act and the 1994 Act, and related
activities;
(13) $16,000,000 for an initiative relating to children
exposed to violence;
(14) $21,000,000 for an Edward Byrne Memorial criminal
justice innovation program;
(15) $22,500,000 for the matching grant program for law
enforcement armor vests, as authorized by section 2501 of title
I of the 1968 Act: Provided, That $1,500,000 is transferred
directly to the National Institute of Standards and
Technology's Office of Law Enforcement Standards for research,
testing and evaluation programs;
(16) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public
Website;
(17) $17,000,000 for competitive and evidence-based
programs to reduce gun crime and gang violence;
(18) $12,000,000 for grants to assist State and tribal
governments and related activities, as authorized by the NICS
Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180);
(19) $50,000,000 for the National Criminal History
Improvement Program for grants to upgrade criminal and mental
health records necessary for the functioning of the National
Instant Criminal Background Check System;
(20) $15,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences
Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the 1968 Act;
(21) $125,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic programs and
activities, of which--
(A) $117,000,000 is for a DNA analysis and capacity
enhancement program and for other local, State, and
Federal forensic activities, including the purposes
authorized under section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog
Elimination Act of 2000 (the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog
Grant Program): Provided, That up to 4 percent of
funds made available under this paragraph may be used
for the purposes described in the DNA Training and
Education for Law Enforcement, Correctional Personnel,
and Court Officers program (Public Law 108-405, section
303): Provided further, That the certification
requirements of 42 U.S.C. 3797k(1), 3797k(2), and
3797k(4) shall apply to any DNA-related and forensic
program grants made to forensic crime laboratories;
(B) $4,000,000 is for the purposes described in the
Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program
(Public Law 108-405, section 412); and
(C) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic Exam
Program Grants, including as authorized by section 304
of Public Law 108-405;
(22) $6,000,000 for the court-appointed special advocate
program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act;
(23) $70,500,000 for offender reentry programs and
research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act of 2007
(Public Law 110-199), without regard to the time limitations
specified at section 6(1) of such Act, of which $7,000,000 is
for a program to improve State, local, and tribal probation or
parole supervision efforts and strategies, and $3,000,000 is
for Children of Incarcerated Parents Demonstrations to enhance
and maintain parental and family relationships for incarcerated
parents as a reentry or recidivism reduction strategy:
Provided, That up to $15,000,000 of funds made available in
this paragraph may be used for performance-based awards for Pay
for Success projects, of which up to $5,000,000 shall be for
Pay for Success programs implementing the Permanent Supportive
Housing Model: Provided further, That, with respect to the
previous proviso, any funds obligated for such projects shall
remain available for disbursement until expended,
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1552(a): Provided further, That,
with respect to the first proviso, any deobligated funds from
such projects shall immediately be available for activities
authorized under the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-
199);
(24) $4,000,000 for a veterans treatment courts program;
(25) $1,000,000 to establish and operate a National Center
for Campus Public Safety;
(26) $30,000,000 for a Justice Reinvestment Initiative
program, for activities related to criminal justice reform and
recidivism reduction;
(27) $8,000,000 for additional replication sites employing
the Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with Enforcement model
implementing swift and certain sanctions in probation, and for
a research project on the effectiveness of the model; and
(28) $25,000,000 is for the Office of Victims of Crime for
supplemental victims' services and other victim-related
programs and initiatives, including research and statistics,
and for tribal assistance for victims of violence:
Provided further, That, if a unit of local government uses any of the
funds made available under this heading to increase the number of law
enforcement officers, the unit of local government will achieve a net
gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform non-
administrative public sector safety service.
juvenile justice programs
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of
1974 (``the 1974 Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Violence Against Women and Department
of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005
Act''); the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.);
the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of
Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21); the Victims of Child
Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990 Act''); the Adam
Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248)
(``the Adam Walsh Act''); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public
Law 110-401); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
(Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); and other juvenile justice
programs, $279,000,000, to remain available until expended as follows--
(1) $50,000,000 for programs authorized by section 221 of
the 1974 Act, and for training and technical assistance to
assist small, nonprofit organizations with the Federal grants
process: Provided, That of the amounts provided under this
paragraph, $500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration
grant program to support emergency planning among State, local
and tribal juvenile justice residential facilities;
(2) $61,000,000 for youth mentoring grants;
(3) $35,000,000 for delinquency prevention, as authorized
by section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which, pursuant to sections
261 and 262 thereof--
(A) $10,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth
Program;
(B) $5,000,000 shall be for gang and youth violence
education, prevention and intervention, and related
activities;
(C) $5,000,000 shall be for programs and activities
to enforce State laws prohibiting the sale of alcoholic
beverages to minors or the purchase or consumption of
alcoholic beverages by minors, for prevention and
reduction of consumption of alcoholic beverages by
minors, and for technical assistance and training;
(D) $10,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to
police and juvenile justice authorities in communities
that have been awarded Department of Education School
Climate Transformation Grants to collaborate on use of
evidence-based positive behavior strategies to increase
school safety and reduce juvenile arrests; and
(E) $5,000,000 shall be for incentive grants to
assist States that use Juvenile Accountability Block
Grants program funds for evidence-based juvenile
justice system realignment to foster better outcomes
for affected juveniles;
(4) $19,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of
Child Abuse Act of 1990;
(5) $30,000,000 for the Juvenile Accountability Block
Grants program as authorized by part R of title I of the 1968
Act: Provided, That Guam shall be considered a State for the
purposes thereof;
(6) $11,000,000 for community-based violence prevention
initiatives, including for public health approaches to reducing
shootings and violence;
(7) $67,000,000 for missing and exploited children
programs, including as authorized by sections 404(b) and 405(a)
of the 1974 Act (except that section 102(b)(4)(B) of the
PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401) shall not
apply for purposes of this Act);
(8) $1,500,000 for child abuse training programs for
judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by section
222 of the 1990 Act;
(9) $2,000,000 for grants and technical assistance in
support of the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention;
(10) $500,000 for an Internet site providing information
and resources on children of incarcerated parents; and
(11) $2,000,000 for competitive grants focusing on girls in
the juvenile justice system:
Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount may be used
for research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit
the programs or activities authorized: Provided further, That not more
than 3 percent of the amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through
(6), (8) and (9) may be used for training and technical assistance:
Provided further, That the previous two provisos shall not apply to
grants and projects authorized by sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act
and to missing and exploited children programs.
public safety officer benefits
For payments and expenses authorized under section 1001(a)(4) of
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, such
sums as are necessary (including amounts for administrative costs), to
remain available until expended; and $16,300,000 for payments
authorized by section 1201(b) of such Act and for educational
assistance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of this
Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent
circumstances require additional funding for such disability and
education payments, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to
``Public Safety Officer Benefits'' from available appropriations for
the Department of Justice as may be necessary to respond to such
circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the
previous proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
Community Oriented Policing Services
community oriented policing services programs
(including transfer of funds)
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322); the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); and the Violence
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005
(Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act''), $393,500,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That any balances made available
through prior year deobligations shall only be available in accordance
with section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That, in addition to
any amounts that are otherwise available (or authorized to be made
available) for research, evaluation or statistical purposes, up to 2
percent of funds made available to the Office of Community Oriented
Policing Services (COPS) for grants may be used for such purposes,
including an evaluation administered with assistance from the
Department of Education on the effectiveness of COPS-funded school
resource officers and any other studies evaluating the impact of
advancing public safety through community policing: Provided further,
That of the amount provided under this heading--
(1) $12,500,000 is for anti-methamphetamine-related
activities, which shall be transferred to the Drug Enforcement
Administration upon enactment of this Act;
(2) $20,000,000 is for improving tribal law enforcement,
including hiring, equipment, training, and anti-methamphetamine
activities;
(3) $201,000,000 is for grants under section 1701 of title
I of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) for the hiring and
rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under
part Q of such title notwithstanding subsection (i) of such
section: Provided, That, notwithstanding subsection (g) of the
1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd), the Federal share of the costs of
a project funded by such grants may not exceed 75 percent
unless the Director of the Office of Community Oriented
Policing Services waives, wholly or in part, the requirement of
a non-Federal contribution to the costs of a project: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such title
(42 U.S.C. 3796dd-3(c)), funding for hiring or rehiring a
career law enforcement officer may not exceed $125,000 unless
the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing
Services grants a waiver from this limitation: Provided
further, That in addition to the purposes set out in
subsections 1701(b)(1) and (2) of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C.
3796dd(b)(1) and (2)), grants made with funds provided in this
paragraph may be used for the hiring of non-sworn law
enforcement personnel in amounts not to exceed $50,000,000:
Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated,
$15,000,000 shall be transferred to the Tribal Resources Grant
Program to be used for the hiring and rehiring of tribal law
enforcement officers: Provided further, That of the amounts
appropriated under this paragraph, $10,000,000 is for community
policing development activities in furtherance of the purposes
in section 1701; Provided further, That within the amounts
appropriated under this paragraph, $5,000,000 is for the
collaborative reform model of technical assistance in
furtherance of the purposes in section 1701;
(4) $150,000,000 is for a comprehensive school safety
program of grants and technical assistance to improve school
safety through hiring, equipment, training, and responding to
other critical needs as authorized by sections 1701 and 2701 of
the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd and 42 U.S.C. 3797a): Provided,
That in addition to the hiring of sworn school resource
officers under 42 U.S.C. 3796dd(b)(12), grants made with funds
under this paragraph may be used for the hiring of non-sworn
school safety personnel, including civilian public safety
personnel, school counselors, school psychologists, other
qualified psychologists, school social workers, and child and
adolescent psychiatrists: Provided further, That the terms
``school counselor'', ``school psychologist'', ``other
qualified psychologist'', ``school social worker'', and ``child
and adolescent psychiatrist'' are as defined by Section 5421(e)
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended: Provided further, That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C.
3796dd-3(c), funding for the hiring of a school safety position
may not exceed $125,000, unless the Director of the Office of
Community Oriented Policing Services grants a waiver from this
limitation: Provided further, That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C.
3797a(d)(1), the matching funds requirement set forth in 42
U.S.C. 3796dd(g) shall apply to this program: Provided
further, That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 3797d(1), for the
purposes of this program, ``school'' means any elementary or
secondary school as set forth in 42 U.S.C. 3796dd(b)(12):
Provided further, That grants may be awarded and technical
assistance may be provided under this program to the entities
set forth in 42 U.S.C. 3796dd(a): Provided further, That this
program shall be administered with assistance from the
Department of Education: Provided further, That the Attorney
General may transfer such amounts to the Department of
Education, from the amounts appropriated under this paragraph,
as may be necessary to administer this program; and
(5) $10,000,000 is for competitive grants to State law
enforcement agencies in States with high seizures of precursor
chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories, and
laboratory dump seizures: Provided, That funds appropriated
under this paragraph shall be utilized for investigative
purposes to locate or investigate illicit activities, including
precursor diversion, laboratories, or methamphetamine
traffickers.
General Provisions--Department of Justice
Sec. 201. In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this
title for official reception and representation expenses, a total of
not to exceed $50,000 from funds appropriated to the Department of
Justice in this title shall be available to the Attorney General for
official reception and representation expenses.
Sec. 202. None of the funds appropriated by this title shall be
available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother
would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case
of rape: Provided, That should this prohibition be declared
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section
shall be null and void.
Sec. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this title shall be
used to require any person to perform, or facilitate in any way the
performance of, any abortion.
Sec. 204. Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the
obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort
services necessary for a female inmate to receive such service outside
the Federal facility: Provided, That nothing in this section in any
way diminishes the effect of section 203 intended to address the
philosophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
Sec. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice in
this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such
appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be
increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided,
That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a
reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be
available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set
forth in that section.
Sec. 206. The Attorney General is authorized to extend through
September 30, 2014, the Personnel Management Demonstration Project
transferred to the Attorney General pursuant to section 1115 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296; 28 U.S.C. 599B)
without limitation on the number of employees or the positions covered.
Sec. 207. None of the funds made available to the Department of
Justice in this Act may be used for the purpose of transporting an
individual who is a prisoner pursuant to conviction for crime under
State or Federal law and is classified as a maximum or high security
prisoner, other than to a prison or other facility certified by the
Federal Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a
prisoner.
Sec. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
used by Federal prisons to purchase cable television services, or to
rent or purchase audiovisual or electronic media or equipment used
primarily for recreational purposes.
(b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, maintenance, or
purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or equipment for inmate
training, religious, or educational programs.
Sec. 209. None of the funds made available under this title shall
be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced information technology
program having total estimated development costs in excess of
$100,000,000, unless the Deputy Attorney General and the investment
review board certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate that the information technology
program has appropriate program management controls and contractor
oversight mechanisms in place, and that the program is compatible with
the enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice.
Sec. 210. The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in
section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations from the amounts
designated for specific activities in this Act and accompanying report,
and to any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this
title in previous years.
Sec. 211. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or approve a public-
private competition under the Office of Management and Budget Circular
A-76 or any successor administrative regulation, directive, or policy
for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal
Prison Industries, Incorporated.
Sec. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds
shall be available for the salary, benefits, or expenses of any United
States Attorney assigned dual or additional responsibilities by the
Attorney General or his designee that exempt that United States
Attorney from the residency requirements of section 545 of title 28,
United States Code.
Sec. 213. At the discretion of the Attorney General, and in
addition to any amounts that otherwise may be available (or authorized
to be made available) by law, with respect to funds appropriated by
this title under the headings ``Research, Evaluation and Statistics'',
``State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance'', and ``Juvenile Justice
Programs''--
(1) up to 4 percent of funds made available to the Office
of Justice Programs for grant or reimbursement programs may be
used by such Office to provide training and technical
assistance;
(2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for grant or
reimbursement programs under such headings, except for amounts
appropriated specifically for research, evaluation, or
statistical programs administered by the National Institute of
Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall be
transferred to and merged with funds provided to the National
Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to
be used by them for research, evaluation, or statistical
purposes, without regard to the authorizations for such grant
or reimbursement programs; and
(3) up to 5 percent of funds made available for grant or
reimbursement programs: (1) under the heading ``State and Local
Law Enforcement Assistance''; or (2) under the headings
``Research, Evaluation, and Statistics'' and ``Juvenile Justice
Programs'', to be transferred to and merged with funds made
available under the heading ``State and Local Law Enforcement
Assistance'', shall be available for tribal criminal justice
assistance without regard to the authorizations for such grant
or reimbursement programs.
Sec. 214. The Attorney General may, upon request by a grantee and
based upon a determination of fiscal hardship, waive the requirements
of sections 2976(g)(1), 2978(e)(1) and (2), and 2904 of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3797w(g)(1), 3797w-2(e)(1) and (2), 3797q-3) with respect to funds
appropriated in this or any other Act making appropriations for fiscal
years 2010 through 2013 for Adult and Juvenile Offender State and Local
Reentry Demonstration Projects and State, Tribal, and Local Reentry
Courts authorized under part FF of title I of such Act of 1968, and the
Prosecution Drug Treatment Alternatives to Prison Program authorized
under part CC of such Act of 1968, and Grants to Protect Inmates and
Safeguard Communities under such Act of 2003.
Sec. 215. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section
20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13709(a)) shall not apply to amounts
made available by this or any other Act.
Sec. 216. None of the funds made available under this Act, other
than for the national instant criminal background check system
established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention
Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note), may be used by a Federal law enforcement
officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an
individual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects
that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel, unless law
enforcement personnel of the United States continuously monitor or
control the firearm at all times.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice
Appropriations Act, 2014''.
TITLE III
SCIENCE
Office of Science and Technology Policy
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and
Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C.
6601 et seq.), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as
authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to
exceed $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, and
rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $5,658,000.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
science
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of science research and development activities, including
research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance
and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft
control, and communications activities; program management; personnel
and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
administrative aircraft, $5,154,200,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2015: Provided, That the formulation and development
costs (with development cost as defined under section 30104 of title
51, United States Code) for the James Webb Space Telescope shall not
exceed $8,000,000,000: Provided further, That should the individual
identified under subsection (c)(2)(E) of section 30104 of title 51,
United States Code, as responsible for the James Webb Space Telescope
determine that the development cost of the program is likely to exceed
that limitation, the individual shall immediately notify the
Administrator and the increase shall be treated as if it meets the 30
percent threshold described in subsection (f) of section 30104.
aeronautics
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of aeronautics research and development activities,
including research, development, operations, support, and services;
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management;
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
administrative aircraft, $558,700,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2015.
space technology
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of space research and technology development activities,
including research, development, operations, support, and services;
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management;
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
administrative aircraft, $670,100,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2015.
exploration
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of exploration research and development activities,
including research, development, operations, support, and services;
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management;
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
administrative aircraft, $4,209,300,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2015: Provided, That not less than $1,200,000,000 shall
be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: Provided further, That
not less than $1,918,200,000 shall be for the Space Launch System,
which shall have a lift capability not less than 130 tons and which
shall have an upper stage and other core elements developed
simultaneously: Provided further, That of the funds made available for
the Space Launch System, $1,600,000,000 shall be for launch vehicle
development and $318,200,000 shall be for exploration ground systems:
Provided further, That funds made available for the Orion Multi-Purpose
Crew Vehicle and Space Launch System are in addition to funds provided
for these programs under the ``Construction and Environmental
Compliance and Restoration'' heading: Provided further, That
$775,000,000 shall be for commercial spaceflight activities, of which
$250,000,000 shall only be available after the Administrator has
certified that the program is cost beneficial and will have a net
positive return on investment given the expected operational life of
the International Space Station based on the assessment and plan
required by the report accompanying this bill: Provided further, That
NASA shall not enter into an agreement for services with a domestically
crewed launch provider if the actual per seat cost exceeds the
negotiated cost per seat with international providers as of July 16,
2013: Provided further, That $316,100,000 shall be for exploration
research and development.
space operations
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of space operations research and development activities,
including research, development, operations, support and services;
space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities,
including operations, production, and services; maintenance and repair,
facility planning and design; program management; personnel and related
costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by
sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses;
purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease,
charter, maintenance and operation of mission and administrative
aircraft, $3,882,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2015.
education
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in carrying out
aerospace and aeronautical education research and development
activities, including research, development, operations, support, and
services; program management; personnel and related costs, including
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and
5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance,
and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $116,600,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2015, of which $18,000,000 shall
be for the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research and
$40,000,000 shall be for the National Space Grant College program.
cross agency support
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of science, aeronautics, exploration, space operations and
education research and development activities, including research,
development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair,
facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and
communications activities; program management; personnel and related
costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by
sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses;
purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $63,000
for official reception and representation expenses; and purchase,
lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
administrative aircraft, $2,793,600,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2015: Provided, That not less than $39,100,000 shall be
available for independent verification and validation activities.
construction and environmental compliance and restoration
For necessary expenses for construction of facilities including
repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities,
construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities,
facility planning and design, and restoration, and acquisition or
condemnation of real property, as authorized by law, and environmental
compliance and restoration, $586,900,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2019: Provided, That proceeds from leases deposited into
this account shall be available for a period of 5 years to the extent
and in amounts as provided in annual appropriations Acts: Provided
further, That such proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall
be available for obligation for fiscal year 2014 in an amount not to
exceed $9,584,100: Provided further, That each annual budget request
shall include an annual estimate of gross receipts and collections and
proposed use of all funds collected pursuant to section 315 of the
National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (51 U.S.C. 20145).
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $38,000,000, of which
$500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2015.
administrative provisions
Funds for announced prizes otherwise authorized shall remain
available, without fiscal year limitation, until the prize is claimed
or the offer is withdrawn.
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the
current fiscal year for the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration in this Act may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise
specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by
any such transfers. Balances so transferred shall be merged with and
available for the same purposes and the same time period as the
appropriations to which transferred. Any transfer pursuant to this
provision shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section
505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
The spending plan required by this Act shall be provided by NASA at
the theme, program, project and activity level. The spending plan, as
well as any subsequent change of an amount established in that spending
plan that meets the notification requirements of section 505 of this
Act, shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act
and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
National Science Foundation
research and related activities
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), and Public
Law 86-209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services as authorized by section
3109 of title 5, United States Code; maintenance and operation of
aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support;
acquisition of aircraft; and authorized travel; $6,018,290,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2015, of which not to exceed
$520,000,000 shall remain available until expended for polar research
and operations support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies
for operational and science support and logistical and other related
activities for the United States Antarctic program: Provided, That
receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished by the
National Research Centers and other National Science Foundation
supported research facilities may be credited to this appropriation:
Provided further, That not less than $163,580,000 shall be available
for activities authorized by section 7002(c)(2)(A)(iv) of Public Law
110-69.
major research equipment and facilities construction
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction,
commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, facilities,
and other such capital assets pursuant to the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including
authorized travel, $210,120,000, to remain available until expended.
education and human resources
For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathematics and
engineering education and human resources programs and activities
pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42
U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including services as authorized by section 3109
of title 5, United States Code, authorized travel, and rental of
conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $880,290,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2015: Provided, That not less than
$60,890,000 shall be available until expended for activities authorized
by section 7030 of Public Law 110-69.
agency operations and award management
For agency operations and award management necessary in carrying
out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C.
1861 et seq.); services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United
States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United
States Code; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia;
and reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Security for security
guard services; $298,400,000: Provided, That not to exceed $8,280 is
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further,
That contracts may be entered into under this heading in fiscal year
2014 for maintenance and operation of facilities and for other services
to be provided during the next fiscal year.
office of the national science board
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized
travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference
rooms in the District of Columbia, and the employment of experts and
consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) involved
in carrying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of
1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86-209 (42 U.S.C. 1880
et seq.), $4,470,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be
available for official reception and representation expenses.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as
authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, $14,320,000, of which
$400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2015.
administrative provision
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the
current fiscal year for the National Science Foundation in this Act may
be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation
shall be increased by more than 15 percent by any such transfers. Any
transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming
of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for
obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section.
This title may be cited as the ``Science Appropriations Act,
2014''.
TITLE IV
RELATED AGENCIES
Commission on Civil Rights
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, including
hire of passenger motor vehicles, $9,400,000: Provided, That none of
the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to employ in
excess of four full-time individuals under Schedule C of the Excepted
Service exclusive of one special assistant for each Commissioner:
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph
shall be used to reimburse Commissioners for more than 75 billable
days, with the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125
billable days: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated
in this paragraph shall be used for any activity or expense that is not
explicitly authorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights Commission Act
of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a).
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of
1963, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Civil Rights Act
of 1991, the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) of 2008
(Public Law 110-233), the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-
325), and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-2),
including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United
States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by section
1343(b) of title 31, United States Code; nonmonetary awards to private
citizens; and up to $30,000,000 for payments to State and local
enforcement agencies for authorized services to the Commission,
$372,923,000: Provided, That the Commission is authorized to make
available for official reception and representation expenses not to
exceed $2,250 from available funds: Provided further, That the
Commission may take no action to implement any workforce repositioning,
restructuring, or reorganization until such time as the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate have been
notified of such proposals, in accordance with the reprogramming
requirements of section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That the
Chair is authorized to accept and use any gift or donation to carry out
the work of the Commission.
International Trade Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the International Trade Commission,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not to exceed
$2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, $85,102,000,
to remain available until expended.
Legal Services Corporation
payment to the legal services corporation
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out the
purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, $430,000,000,
of which $400,000,000 is for basic field programs and required
independent audits; $4,500,000 is for the Office of Inspector General,
of which such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct
additional audits of recipients; $19,500,000 is for management and
grants oversight; $3,500,000 is for client self-help and information
technology; $1,500,000 is for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund; and
$1,000,000 is for loan repayment assistance: Provided, That the Legal
Services Corporation may continue to provide locality pay to officers
and employees at a rate no greater than that provided by the Federal
Government to Washington, DC-based employees as authorized by section
5304 of title 5, United States Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of
the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996(d)): Provided
further, That the authorities provided in section 205 of this Act shall
be applicable to the Legal Services Corporation: Provided further,
That, for the purposes of section 505 and section 540 of this Act, the
Legal Services Corporation shall be considered an agency of the United
States Government.
administrative provisions--legal services corporation
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services
Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by,
or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504,
505, and 506 of Public Law 105-119, and all funds appropriated in this
Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same
terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that all
references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to
refer instead to 2013 and 2014, respectively.
Section 504 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (as contained
in Public Law 104-134) is amended:
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by inserting after ``)'' the following: ``that uses
Federal funds (or funds from any source with regard to
paragraphs (7), (14) and (15)) in a manner'';
(2) by striking subsection (d); and
(3) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections
(d) and (e), respectively.
Marine Mammal Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as
authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), $3,431,000.
Office of the United States Trade Representative
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States Trade
Representative, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and the
employment of experts and consultants as authorized by section 3109 of
title 5, United States Code, $56,170,000, of which $1,000,000 shall
remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $124,000
shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.
State Justice Institute
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as
authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization Act of 1984 (42
U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) $5,121,000, of which $500,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2015: Provided, That not to exceed
$2,250 shall be available for official reception and representation
expenses: Provided further, That, for the purposes of section 505 of
this Act, the State Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of
the United States Government.
TITLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(including rescissions)
Sec. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the
Congress.
Sec. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for
any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those
contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and
available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under
existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to
existing law.
Sec. 504. If any provision of this Act or the application of such
provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the
remainder of the Act and the application of each provision to persons
or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall
not be affected thereby.
Sec. 505. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act, or
provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by
this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal
year 2014, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United
States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure
through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new
program, project or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project or
activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project
or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4)
relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices,
programs or activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions
or activities presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments
existing programs, projects or activities in excess of $500,000 or 10
percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any
program, project or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or
(8) results from any general savings, including savings from a
reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in existing
programs, projects or activities as approved by Congress; unless the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in
advance of such reprogramming of funds.
Sec. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by a court or
Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a
``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same
meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is
not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to
receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility
procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code
of Federal Regulations.
(b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to authorized
purchases of promotional items, funds made available by this Act shall
be used to purchase items that are manufactured, produced, or assembled
in the United States, its territories, or its possessions.
(2) The term ``promotional items'' has the meaning given the term
in OMB Circular A-87, Attachment B, Item (1)(f)(3).
Sec. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National
Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly report on the
status of balances of appropriations at the account level. For
unobligated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed balances
the quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts
attributable to each source year of appropriation from which the
balances were derived. For balances that are obligated, but unexpended,
the quarterly reports shall separately identify amounts by the year of
obligation.
(b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be submitted
within 30 days of the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2014, and
subsequent reports shall be submitted within 30 days of the end of each
quarter thereafter.
(c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any aspect of a
reporting requirement described in subsection (a) due to a limitation
of a current accounting system, the department or agency shall fulfill
such aspect to the maximum extent practicable under such accounting
system and shall identify and describe in each quarterly report the
extent to which such aspect is not fulfilled.
Sec. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded
under this Act resulting from, or to prevent, personnel actions taken
in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be
absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to such
department or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds
between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this
section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in
this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to carry out this
section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
Sec. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be
available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products,
or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of
restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except
for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or
tobacco products of the same type.
Sec. 510. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts
deposited or available in the Fund established by section 1402 of
chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98-473 (42 U.S.C. 10601) in any
fiscal year in excess of $765,000,000 shall not be available for
obligation until the following fiscal year.
Sec. 511. None of the funds made available to the Department of
Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate against or denigrate
the religious or moral beliefs of students who participate in programs
for which financial assistance is provided from those funds, or of the
parents or legal guardians of such students.
Sec. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
Sec. 513. Any funds provided in this Act used to implement E-
Government Initiatives shall be subject to the procedures set forth in
section 505 of this Act.
Sec. 514. (a) The Inspectors General of the Department of Commerce,
the Department of Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the Legal Services
Corporation shall conduct audits, pursuant to the Inspector General Act
(5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts for which funds are
appropriated by this Act, and shall submit reports to Congress on the
progress of such audits, which may include preliminary findings and a
description of areas of particular interest, within 180 days after
initiating such an audit and every 180 days thereafter until any such
audit is completed.
(b) Within 60 days after the date on which an audit described in
subsection (a) by an Inspector General is completed, the Secretary,
Attorney General, Administrator, Director, or President, as
appropriate, shall make the results of the audit available to the
public on the Internet website maintained by the Department,
Administration, Foundation, or Corporation, respectively. The results
shall be made available in redacted form to exclude--
(1) any matter described in section 552(b) of title 5,
United States Code; and
(2) sensitive personal information for any individual, the
public access to which could be used to commit identity theft
or for other inappropriate or unlawful purposes.
(c) A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this Act
may not be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a banquet or
conference that is not directly and programmatically related to the
purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such as a banquet
or conference held in connection with planning, training, assessment,
review, or other routine purposes related to a project funded by the
grant or contract.
(d) Any person awarded a grant or contract funded by amounts
appropriated by this Act shall submit a statement to the Secretary of
Commerce, the Attorney General, the Administrator, Director, or
President, as appropriate, certifying that no funds derived from the
grant or contract will be made available through a subcontract or in
any other manner to another person who has a financial interest in the
person awarded the grant or contract.
(e) The provisions of the preceding subsections of this section
shall take effect 30 days after the date on which the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of
the Office of Government Ethics, determines that a uniform set of rules
and requirements, substantially similar to the requirements in such
subsections, consistently apply under the executive branch ethics
program to all Federal departments, agencies, and entities.
Sec. 515. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under
this Act may be used by the Departments of Commerce and Justice, the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the National Science
Foundation to acquire a high-impact information system, as defined for
security categorization by the National Institute of Standards and
Technology's (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard Publication
199, Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and
Information Systems, unless the agency has reviewed the supply chain
risk for the information systems against criteria developed by NIST to
inform acquisition decisions for high-impact information systems within
the Federal Government and against international standards and
guidelines, including those developed by NIST; reviewed the supply
chain risk from the presumptive awardee against available and relevant
threat information provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and
other appropriate agencies; and developed, in consultation with NIST
and supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for any
identified risks.
Sec. 516. None of the funds made available in this Act shall be
used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the use of torture by
any official or contract employee of the United States Government.
Sec. 517. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or treaty,
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this
Act or any other Act may be expended or obligated by a department,
agency, or instrumentality of the United States to pay administrative
expenses or to compensate an officer or employee of the United States
in connection with requiring an export license for the export to Canada
of components, parts, accessories or attachments for firearms listed in
Category I, section 121.1 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations
(International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it
existed on April 1, 2005) with a total value not exceeding $500
wholesale in any transaction, provided that the conditions of
subsection (b) of this section are met by the exporting party for such
articles.
(b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export license--
(1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any Shipper's
Export Declaration or notification letter required by law, or
from being otherwise eligible under the laws of the United
States to possess, ship, transport, or export the articles
enumerated in subsection (a); and
(2) does not permit the export without a license of--
(A) fully automatic firearms and components and
parts for such firearms, other than for end use by the
Federal Government, or a Provincial or Municipal
Government of Canada;
(B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or
complete breech mechanisms for any firearm listed in
Category I, other than for end use by the Federal
Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of
Canada; or
(C) articles for export from Canada to another
foreign destination.
(c) In accordance with this section, the District Directors of
Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent or temporary export
without a license of any unclassified articles specified in subsection
(a) to Canada for end use in Canada or return to the United States, or
temporary import of Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use in
the United States or return to Canada for a Canadian citizen.
(d) The President may require export licenses under this section on
a temporary basis if the President determines, upon publication first
in the Federal Register, that the Government of Canada has implemented
or maintained inadequate import controls for the articles specified in
subsection (a), such that a significant diversion of such articles has
and continues to take place for use in international terrorism or in
the escalation of a conflict in another nation. The President shall
terminate the requirements of a license when reasons for the temporary
requirements have ceased.
Sec. 518. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving
appropriated funds under this Act or any other Act shall obligate or
expend in any way such funds to pay administrative expenses or the
compensation of any officer or employee of the United States to deny
any application submitted pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B) and
qualified pursuant to 27 CFR section 478.112 or .113, for a permit to
import United States origin ``curios or relics'' firearms, parts, or
ammunition.
Sec. 519. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agreement the
text of--
(1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United States-
Singapore Free Trade Agreement;
(2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United States-
Australia Free Trade Agreement; or
(3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United States-
Morocco Free Trade Agreement.
Sec. 520. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to authorize or issue a national security letter in contravention of
any of the following laws authorizing the Federal Bureau of
Investigation to issue national security letters: The Right to
Financial Privacy Act; The Electronic Communications Privacy Act; The
Fair Credit Reporting Act; The National Security Act of 1947; USA
PATRIOT Act; and the laws amended by these Acts.
Sec. 521. If at any time during any quarter, the program manager
of a project within the jurisdiction of the Departments of Commerce or
Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the
National Science Foundation totaling more than $75,000,000 has
reasonable cause to believe that the total program cost has increased
by 10 percent, the program manager shall immediately inform the
respective Secretary, Administrator, or Director. The Secretary,
Administrator, or Director shall notify the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations within 30 days in writing of such increase, and shall
include in such notice: the date on which such determination was made;
a statement of the reasons for such increases; the action taken and
proposed to be taken to control future cost growth of the project;
changes made in the performance or schedule milestones and the degree
to which such changes have contributed to the increase in total program
costs or procurement costs; new estimates of the total project or
procurement costs; and a statement validating that the project's
management structure is adequate to control total project or
procurement costs.
Sec. 522. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the
transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence or intelligence related
activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for
purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
414) during fiscal year 2014 until the enactment of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014.
Sec. 523. The Departments, agencies, and commissions funded under
this Act shall establish and maintain on the homepages of their
Internet Web sites--
(1) a direct link to the Internet Web sites of their
Offices of Inspectors General; and
(2) a mechanism on the Offices of Inspectors General
website by which individuals may anonymously report cases of
waste, fraud, or abuse with respect to those Departments,
agencies, and commissions.
Sec. 524. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount
greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount
unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to
the agency awarding the contract or grant that, to the best of its
knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal
tax returns required during the three years preceding the
certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more than 90 days prior to
certification, been notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment for
which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the
subject of an installment agreement or offer in compromise that has
been approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in default, or
the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous administrative or
judicial proceeding.
(rescissions)
Sec. 525. (a) Of the unobligated balances available to the
Department of Justice, the following funds are hereby rescinded, not
later than September 30, 2014, from the following accounts in the
specified amounts--
(1) ``Working Capital Fund'', $30,000,000;
(2) ``Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund'',
$692,520,000;
(3) ``United States Marshals Service, Salaries and
Expenses'', $12,200,000;
(4) ``United States Marshals Service, Federal Prisoner
Detention'', $80,000,000;
(5) ``Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries and
Expenses'', $71,000,000;
(6) ``Drug Enforcement Administration, Salaries and
Expenses'', $10,000,000;
(7) ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives,
Salaries and Expenses'', $12,400,000;
(8) ``Federal Prison System, Buildings and Facilities'',
$10,276,000;
(9) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office on
Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Prevention and
Prosecution Programs'', $18,300,000;
(10) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office
of Justice Programs'', $59,000,000; and
(11) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities,
Community Oriented Policing Services'', $26,000,000.
(b) The Department of Justice shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report
no later than September 1, 2014, specifying the amount of each
rescission made pursuant to subsection (a).
Sec. 526. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this Act may be used in a manner that is inconsistent with
the principal negotiating objective of the United States with respect
to trade remedy laws to preserve the ability of the United States--
(1) to enforce vigorously its trade laws, including
antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard laws;
(2) to avoid agreements that--
(A) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and
international disciplines on unfair trade, especially
dumping and subsidies; or
(B) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and
international safeguard provisions, in order to ensure
that United States workers, agricultural producers, and
firms can compete fully on fair terms and enjoy the
benefits of reciprocal trade concessions; and
(3) to address and remedy market distortions that lead to
dumping and subsidization, including overcapacity,
cartelization, and market-access barriers.
Sec. 527. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to purchase first class or premium airline travel in contravention of
sections 301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41 of the Code of
Federal Regulations.
Sec. 528. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees
from a Federal department or agency at any single conference occurring
outside the United States, unless such conference is a law enforcement
training or operational conference for law enforcement personnel and
the majority of Federal employees in attendance are law enforcement
personnel stationed outside the United States.
Sec. 529. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in
the transfer or release to or within the United States, its
territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other
detainee who--
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed
Forces of the United States; and
(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department
of Defense.
Sec. 530. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this Act may be used to construct, acquire, or modify any
facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house
any individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of
detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control
of the Department of Defense.
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any
modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba.
(c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual
who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who--
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of
the Armed Forces of the United States; and
(2) is--
(A) in the custody or under the effective control
of the Department of Defense; or
(B) otherwise under detention at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 531. None of the funds made available under this Act may be
distributed to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform
Now (ACORN) or its subsidiaries.
Sec. 532. To the extent practicable, funds made available in this
Act should be used to purchase light bulbs that are ``Energy Star''
qualified or have the ``Federal Energy Management Program''
designation.
Sec. 533. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall instruct any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States Government receiving funds appropriated under this Act to track
undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts and include in its
annual performance plan and performance and accountability reports the
following:
(1) Details on future action the department, agency, or
instrumentality will take to resolve undisbursed balances in
expired grant accounts.
(2) The method that the department, agency, or
instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances in expired
grant accounts.
(3) Identification of undisbursed balances in expired grant
accounts that may be returned to the Treasury of the United
States.
(4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on the total
number of expired grant accounts with undisbursed balances (on
the first day of each fiscal year) for the department, agency,
or instrumentality and the total finances that have not been
obligated to a specific project remaining in the accounts.
Sec. 534. The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Science
Foundation shall submit spending plans, signed by the respective
department or agency head, to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate within 30 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, except that the deadline for the Department
of Justice shall be 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 535. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to deny, or fail to act
on, an application for the importation of any model of shotgun if--
(1) all other requirements of law with respect to the
proposed importation are met; and
(2) no application for the importation of such model of
shotgun, in the same configuration, had been denied by the
Attorney General prior to January 1, 2011, on the basis that
the shotgun was not particularly suitable for or readily
adaptable to sporting purposes.
Sec. 536. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network
blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds
necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement
agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations,
prosecution, or adjudication activities.
Sec. 537. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative
agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee
to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation
under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the
awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has
considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a
determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the
interests of the Government.
Sec. 538. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative
agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee
to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has
been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have
been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely
manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for
collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the
unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or
debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this
further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the
Government.
Sec. 539. All agencies and departments funded under this Act shall
send to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate at the end of the fiscal year a report
containing a complete inventory of the total number of vehicles owned,
permanently retired, and purchased during fiscal year 2014 as well as
the total cost of the vehicle fleet, including maintenance, fuel,
storage, purchasing, and leasing.
Sec. 540. (a) The head of any Executive branch department, agency,
board, commission, or office funded by this Act shall submit annual
reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any
entity without an Inspector General, regarding the costs and
contracting procedures related to each conference held by any such
department, agency, board, commission, or office during fiscal year
2014 for which the cost to the United States Government was more than
$100,000.
(b) Each report submitted shall include, for each conference
described in subsection (a) held during the applicable period--
(1) a description of its purpose;
(2) the number of participants attending;
(3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United States
Government, including--
(A) the cost of any food or beverages;
(B) the cost of any audio-visual services;
(C) the cost of employee or contractor travel to
and from the conference; and
(D) a discussion of the methodology used to
determine which costs relate to the conference; and
(4) a description of the contracting procedures used
including--
(A) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive
basis; and
(B) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted
by the departmental component or office in evaluating
potential contractors for the conference.
(c) Within 15 days of the date of a conference held by any
Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office
funded by this Act during fiscal year 2014 for which the cost to the
United States Government was more than $20,000, the head of any such
department, agency, board, commission, or office shall notify the
Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an
Inspector General, of the date, location, and number of employees
attending such conference.
(d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this Act
to an Executive branch agency may not be used for the purpose of
defraying the costs of a conference described in subsection (c) that is
not directly and programmatically related to the purpose for which the
grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held in connection
with planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes
related to a project funded by the grant or contract.
(e) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for
travel and conference activities that are not in compliance with Office
of Management and Budget Memorandum M-12-12 dated May 11, 2012.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commerce, Justice, Science, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014''.
Calendar No. 141
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1329
[Report No. 113-78]
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A BILL
Making appropriations for Departments of Commerce and Justice, and
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2014, and for other purposes.
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July 18, 2013
Read twice and placed on the calendar
Introduced in Senate
Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Mikulski. With written report No. 113-78.
Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Mikulski. With written report No. 113-78.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 141.
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